Cilantro tastes like soap; what can I use instead?

I'm canning my own salsa but my girlfriend says cilantro tastes like soap (them genetics) and I'm not such a huge fan of it myself. I've been told to try culantro, but I've never heard of that. Any suggestions?

As others have suggested, parsley is a decent substitution if you want to be in the same herby perfumy direction.

But if you want something green that brings some freshness and "zing" to your salsa, why not try fresh mint? I find it works really well with fruitier salsas with like mango or pineapple. Might not work as well with a straight up tomato based salsa.

I like Thai basil as a cilantro sub. The taste is totally different, but I find the flavor works in every dish that calls for cilantro. It is like using sherry in place of rice wine. Different, but good.

I'm not sure if coriander would give the same soapy taste or not... probably, since it is from the same plant. If not, use some of that. I would personally do a 2:1 ratio of parsley and mint (so if you need 1 cup cilantro, use 2/3 cup parsley and 1/3 cup mint).

There's a plant called culantro. It has a similar taste to cilantro, but as it's a different species altogether.

From Wikipedia : ~Common names include culantro, Mexican coriander and long coriander. It is native to Mexico and South America, but is cultivated worldwide. In the United States, where it is not well known outside Latino communities, the name culantro sometimes causes confusion with Coriandrum sativum (also in Apiaceae), the leaves of which are known as cilantro, and which culantro is said to taste like.

Edit, and if you read the post, OP is asking about culatro as a possible replacement for cilantro.

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